This year, the Tom of Finland Art Fair
returns to TOM House, the iconic property where it
has been held in earlier years.

Situated on a quiet street in the Los Angeles neighborhood
of Echo Park, TOM House is the site where the artist Tom of Finland
lived and worked for the last decade of his life, producing the erotic
drawings for which he was internationally renowned. Preserved in homage
to Tom, the House is visited by fans from around the world. The House
also remains a home for the operations of the Tom of Finland Foundation,
whose archives comprise the world’s largest repository of erotic art.

The Art Fair will showcase more than 30 artists, both
emerging and established, from the USA and beyond. Workshops and panel
discussions will be held, and artwork – spanning sculpture, photography,
paintings, sketches, digital renderings and more – will be for sale.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to tour TOM House,
including the attic space that served as Tom of Finland’s bedroom and
studio.

Our friends at Taix
French Restaurant have allowed us to use their auxiliary parking
lot for the Art Fair. You can park behind Taix at the corner
of Reservoir
and Liberty Streets. Just north of Sunset and east of Alvarado,
across the street from the church.

HAPPY
SEXUALITY
“In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame
about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract
that, to show gay men being happy and positive about who they were.
Oh, I didn’t sit down to think this all out carefully. But I
knew — right from the start — that my men were going to
be proud and happy men!" —
Tom of Finland